Geron Corporation - Common Stock (GERN)

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported that it has granted equity awards covering an aggregate of 312,000 shares of its common stock, consisting of stock options to purchase an aggregate of 208,000 shares of common stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) representing an aggregate of 104,000 shares of common stock, to three newly hired employees as an inducement material to their acceptance of employment with the Company.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported that it has granted non-statutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 72,000 shares of Geron common stock as inducements to newly hired employees in connection with commencement of employment with the Company.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the approval of RYTELO (imetelstat) for the treatment of adult patients with transfusion-dependent (TD) anemia due to very low, low or intermediate risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) without an isolated deletion 5q cytogenetic (non-del 5q) abnormality and who had an unsatisfactory response to or are ineligible for erythropoietin-based therapy. The European Commission (EC), which has the authority to approve medicines in the European Union (EU), will review the CHMP’s recommendation and is expected to make a final decision on the marketing authorization application (MAA) in the following months.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced new analyses presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting from the IMerge clinical trial in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) with transfusion-dependent anemia suggesting clinical activity of first-in-class telomerase inhibitor RYTELO™ (imetelstat) regardless of type or number of prior therapies, as well as favorable patient-reported outcomes (PROs).

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced results from an oral presentation at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, reporting Phase 1 findings from the two-part IMproveMF study. The safety results from the dose escalation Part 1 suggest the tolerability of RYTELO™ (imetelstat), a first-in-class telomerase inhibitor, in combination with ruxolitinib as frontline therapy in patients with intermediate-1 (INT-1), intermediate-2 (INT-2) or high-risk (HR) myelofibrosis (MF). Based on the dose escalation findings in Part 1, imetelstat 9.4 mg/kg dosed every four weeks with ruxolitinib was the selected dose for the dose expansion Part 2 of the study, which is currently enrolling patients.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that members of the management team are scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the 7th Annual Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference, in Coral Gables, Florida on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 8:20 a.m. ET.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported that it has granted non-statutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 1,017,000 shares of Geron common stock as inducements to newly hired employees in connection with commencement of employment with the Company.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced the appointment of Joseph Eid, M.D. as Executive Vice President, Research and Development, effective today, November 11, 2024. In this role, Dr. Eid will lead our Research and Development organization comprised of medical, clinical, and safety/pharmacovigilance teams and be responsible for driving innovative medical and scientific strategies that support RYTELO™ commercially and sustain important research and development opportunities for Geron. Dr. Eid has more than two decades of medical affairs, clinical development, and drug life-cycle management experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, having served in numerous prominent global leadership roles that included building and leading global medical affairs, global clinical development, regulatory, and research and discovery organizations in small and large companies.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced members of the management team are scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the Stifel 2024 Healthcare Conference, in New York City, on Monday, November 18th, 2024, at 1:50pm ET.

NEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) today announced that it will acquire a synthetic royalty on U.S. sales of Geron Corporation’s (Nasdaq: GERN) RYTELO for $125 million in cash upfront.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced up to $375 million in synthetic royalty and debt financings with Royalty Pharma and investment funds managed by Pharmakon Advisors, LP, of which $250 million in cash was provided at closing and another $125 million in debt is available. The transactions are comprised of a $125 million synthetic royalty with Royalty Pharma and $250 million of committed senior secured debt with investment funds managed by Pharmakon Advisors, LP.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2024 and recent business highlights.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced the publication of abstracts containing new data highlighting the potential of RYTELO™ (imetelstat), a first-in-class telomerase inhibitor, in myeloid hematologic malignancies. Six abstracts have been accepted for presentation at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting taking place from December 7-10, 2024, in San Diego, California and virtually.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported that it has granted non-statutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 680,220 shares of Geron common stock as inducements to newly hired employees in connection with commencement of employment with the Company.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it will release its third quarter 2024 financial results and business highlights before the market opens on Thursday, November 7, 2024 via press release, which will be available on the Company’s website at www.geron.com/investors. Geron will host a conference call to discuss the financial results as well as business highlights at 8:00 a.m. ET the same day.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported that it has granted non-statutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 500,220 shares of Geron common stock as inducements to newly hired employees in connection with commencement of employment with the Company.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, announced the appointment of Jim Ziegler as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, effective today, September 9, 2024. In this role, Mr. Ziegler will spearhead Geron’s global commercial strategy and operations, lead the commercial organization and be responsible for driving growth of RYTELO™. Mr. Ziegler has more than 25 years of commercial experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, spanning leadership, strategic and operational roles in both large and smaller organizations.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported that it has granted non-statutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 261,000 shares of Geron common stock as inducements to newly hired employees in connection with commencement of employment with the Company.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today reported financial results and business highlights for the second quarter of 2024.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated its Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for the treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) to recommend RYTELO™ (imetelstat) as a Category 1 and 2A treatment of symptomatic anemia in patients with lower-risk MDS. Treatments are classified as Category 1 and 2A when there is uniform NCCN consensus ≥85% that the intervention is appropriate.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced that Anil Kapur, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Chief Commercial Officer, will depart the Company on August 31, 2024, to pursue other interests. A search for a new Chief Commercial Officer is already underway, and in the interim, Andrew Grethlein, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, will serve as leader of the commercial organization. Geron Board of Directors member Dawn Carter Bir, who has led numerous successful new product launches, including as Chief Commercial Officer of Reata Pharmaceuticals and as Vice President, Sales at Pharmacyclics, will support Dr. Grethlein in this interim role with additional oversight of the commercial business.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it will release its second quarter 2024 financial results and business highlights before the market opens on Thursday, August 8, 2024 via press release, which will be available on the Company’s website at www.geron.com/investors. Geron will host a conference call to discuss the financial results as well as business highlights at 8:00 a.m. ET the same day.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported that it has granted non-statutory stock options to purchase an aggregate of 222,660 shares of Geron common stock as inducements to newly hired employees in connection with commencement of employment with the Company.

FDA approval paves the way for Geron Corporation's rise as a leader in hematologic malignancy treatments.

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RYTELO™ (imetelstat) for the treatment of adult patients with low- to intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with transfusion-dependent (TD) anemia requiring four or more red blood cell units over eight weeks who have not responded to or have lost response to or are ineligible for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA).